Virtual reality is a new frontier for audio and sound design. The industry is buzzing with potential and new technology, though many elements have yet to be figured out or agreed upon. Travis Fodor is an audio engineer, editor and sound designer who has worked with a variety of VR startups and 360 video projects as well as the Music and Audio Research Group at … [Read more...]
A Decade in the World of Audiocraft – An Interview with Rhonda Cox
We're excited to bring you an interview with Rhonda Cox which was originally slated for March 2015 during our "Women in Audio" theme. It had to go though some PR approval and we're now thrilled to be able to share it with you. Rhonda has been in the games industry for over a decade and is currently an Associate Producer at Blizzard Entertainment where she oversees task … [Read more...]
Reaper Tutorial Series – An Interview with David Farmer
Tutorials. We all watch them, we all know that at some point in time, we will be reaching for that search bar when we are trying to overcome a particular hurdle, and you can guarantee that there is an answer to be found in the darkest corners of the Internet. Although the resulting content and indeed source of the result can be, let’s say, questionable at times. So when you … [Read more...]
Self-teaching your way into the audio world
Picture by littlevisuals.co As exciting as it is, the world of audio is extremely vague and can easily be frightening for any newcomers -the word itself covering such a variety of fields with so few common things between them. It seemed important, for this month dedicated to Tutorials, to try to give, with the help of specialists in their respective fields, as much guidance as … [Read more...]
Serj Phomin—How I’ve Pushed the Boundary at Phonophilist
Serj Phomin is the founder of Phonophilist, an independent sound effects studio that produces dozens of libraries featuring woodworking, boats, farm animals, tools, cars, water, impulse responses and more. In this interview, Serj expanded upon the original 'Pushing the Boundary' questionnaire to give more details about his work philosophies and experiences. To hear about … [Read more...]
What Is Soundlister? – An Interview with Asbjoern Andersen
Asbjoern Andersen is a composer in Danish audio production company Epic Sound (www.epicsound.com), where he works with sound designer David Filskov and orchestral composer Simon Ravn on audio for games, film, television and for product branding. He’s also the founder of A Sound Effect (www.asoundeffect.com), a site for independent sound effects, and he’s the co-founder of … [Read more...]
Pushing the Boundary – Your Stories: SFX Creators, Part 3
If you are a sound effects or synth creator who has submitted a library to the Designing Sound monthly recaps and you would like to contribute to this series (and for some you haven't received the questionnaire—check your spam folder), please email [email protected]. In this third installment about how SFX creators have pushed artistic and professional … [Read more...]